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SPARKY: THE STORY OF A LITTLE TROLLEY CAR
Written by Hardie Gramatky. Illustrated by Hardie Gramatky.
Stock no. 2140557
Published by World's Work Ltd.. 1st 1959. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Colour pictorial boards. Green spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. The story of 'Sparky' an over imaginative little 'trolley car' (a single deck electric tram) who somehow cannot keep his mind on his work. Wear along cover edges. Name in pencil to half-title page. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with some tears and chips; child's doodle and writing in pencil to rear panel.

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ALGERNON AND THE PIGEONS
Written by Valdine Plasmati. Illustrated by Kazue Mizumura.
Stock no. 2140205
Published by World's Work Ltd.. 1st 1964. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Pictorial boards. Two-tone illustrations throughout. Some light wear to cover edges. Page edge browning. Name in ink to front endpaper. Wrapper is price-cut with some edge-creasing and browning.

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JACK-O'-LANTERN
Written by Edna Barth. Illustrated by Paul Galdone.
Stock no. 2138748
Published by World's Work Ltd.. 1st 1976. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0437258041. Browning to outer page edges. A few grubby margin marks. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few small marks; appears that front flap has had a slither cut off edge.

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THE DEACON'S MASTERPIECE OR THE WONDERFUL ONE-HOSS SHAY
Written by Oliver Wendell Holmes. Illustrated by Paul Galdone.
Stock no. 2138747
Published by World's Work Ltd.. 1st 1966. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Pictorial front cover. B/w and two-tone illustrations. Some light wear to cover edges. Top corner of front endpaper has been cut off. Page edge browning. Wrapper is price-cut with edge-tears and chips; a few bits of loss; some creasing.

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TIMOTHY AND MADAM MOUSE A NON-ABC BOOK
Written by Jane Thayer. Illustrated by Don Madden.
Stock no. 2123794
Published by World's Work Ltd.. 1st 1972. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Pictorial boards. Not a traditional ABC book - but still teaching children their letters. Two-tone illustrations throughout. ISBN: 0437794091. Small splits to top and tail of spine, with a little loss. Wear along cover edges. Small patch of surface paper damage to top of front cover. Foxing to covers. Some browning to pages.

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PETERKIN POLLENSNUFF
Written by Jenny Partridge.
Stock no. 1812826
Published by World's Work Ltd.. 1st 1980. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An Oakapple Wood story. Small format. Pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0437661733. SIGNED and dated by the author to free front endpaper. A few indentations to front board, corners lightly rubbed. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-worn with a couple of small closed tears (no loss) and slightly grubby.

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OTTO IN AFRICA
Written by William Pene Du Bois.
Stock no. 1402586
Published by World's Work Ltd.. 1st 1975. Very good condition.

The story of Otto's first medal earned years ago when he was just a giant puppy. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Pictorial endpapers. ISBN: 0437348237. Spine and corners bumped. Small dent to top of front board. Contents generally clean.

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THE GREAT FLOOD
Written by Peter Spier. Illustrated by Peter Spier.
Stock no. 2112582
Published by World's Work Ltd.. 1979. Very good condition.

A picture books with minimal text. Oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0437765121. 2nd impression. Spine a bit faded. Some browning to covers. Bookplate to half-title page. Light page browning.

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THE PEDALLING MAN AND OTHER POEMS
Written by Russell Hoban. Illustrated by Lillian Hoban.
Stock no. 1108841
Published by World's Work Ltd.. 1st 1969. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Poems about animals, people, both big and small, and about those things and those moments in life that are worth holding on to. Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w text illustrations. 33 pages. ISBN: 043746704X. SIGNED with dedication by the author to free front endpaper (For The Creators of Tindlebaum, Unlimited, from a Very Grateful Russ). Contents clean. Pictorial wrapper is grubby and unevenly faded.

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KING STORK
Written by Howard Pyle. Illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman.
Stock no. 1805448
Published by World's Work Ltd.. 1st 1974. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A story that is filled with all the things a good tale should have - magic, a handsome hero, a beautiful, heartless princess and an evil witch! Dark green cloth spine, pictorial paper boards. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 0437676730. Corners lightly rubbed, covers nice and bright. Contents fine. Pictorial wrapper is edge-worn with a little loss to top & tail of spine.

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PETER PIPKIN AND HIS VERY BEST BOOTS
Written by Mary Tozer. Illustrated by Mary Tozer.
Stock no. 384221
Published by World's Work Ltd.. 1st 1979. Fine condition.

Proudly wearing his very best boots, Peter Pipkin sets off on his horse ride to the Fair... Oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0437794164.

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KEIKO'S BUBBLE
Written by Janet Lewis. Illustrated by Kazue Mizumura.
Stock no. 380019
Published by World's Work Ltd.. 1st UK 1963. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red spine, white pictorial boards. 62 pages. B/w illustrations to text. A warm and charming story beautifully illustrated by a Japanese artist. Spine slightly bumped. Edges lightly rubbed, small dent to edge of front cover. White pictorial wrapper is edge worn and slightly grubby.

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